More Details on Pixar’s THE BEAR AND THE BOW Film
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- By drvenkman
Pixar has been developing a new animated film called ‘The Bear and the Bow’ which was an unannounced project until the director of ‘UP’ Pete Doctor made a premature reference to it in an interview in which he pretty much said one of the new films they have been discussing was ‘Brave’. This brave film is ‘The Bear and the bow’.
The movie is set to be released Winter of 2011 and is being directed by Brenda Chapman who also directed DreamWorks first animated feature ‘The Prince of Egypt’. The movie is being billed as Pixar’s first fairy tale. The story centers on a Scottish Princess named Merida who will be voiced by Reese Witherspoon. Merida is a “impetuous, tangle-haired Merida, though a daughter of royalty, who would prefer to make her mark as a great archer.”
This description comes from a Disney Press release:
A rugged and mythic Scotland is the setting for Pixar’s action-adventure “The Bear and the Bow.” The impetuous, tangle-haired Merida, though a daughter of royalty, would prefer to make her mark as a great archer. A clash of wills with her mother compels Merida to make a reckless choice, which unleashes unintended peril on her father’s kingdom and her mother’s life. Merida struggles with the unpredictable forces of nature, magic and a dark, ancient curse to set things right. Director Brenda Chapman (”The Prince of Egypt,” “The Lion King”) and the storytelling wizards of Pixar conjure humor, fantasy and excitement in this rich Highland tale.
This sounds like it will be a pretty awesome movie! I love this kind of stuff! It is exciting to see Pixar travel into the realm of magic, kingdoms, Scottish lore, dark ancient curses, and forces of nature.
So!? Are you excited for this film or what?
Sources: Pixarblog , Pixarwikia
Here's the thing – I realize it is far too early to be passing judgement an' all, but my initial knee-jerk reaction is one of despair. The whole reason Pixar stands head and shoulders above the competion is the fact that they don't need to dip into the fairytale realm – they find their own fairytales in the 'real world', whether they be under the sea, in a kitchen or in space. Leave the fairytale stuff to Dreamworks who will run it into the dirt under a series of fart gags.
That said – I have great respect for the think-tank at Pixar (we had a great insight into the inner workings when Doug Sweetland, director of Presto, visited our animation lab) and am sure they will still blow me away.
So, all in all, a fairly irrelevant rant – LOL.
This sounds like the first Pixar film I actually look foward to seeing in theaters. I mean, I've seen and enjoyed Pixar films, mind you, but most of them were on pure chance rather than a desire. I didn't even want to see Wall-E before I decided that "What the hell, someone else is paying for my ticket anyway". Naturally, I'm totally glad I went. But this sounds like a Pixar film that I actually would like to see in the first place.
May as well be called Mulan 2 IMO.
Greenlighted because it was becoming painfully obvious that Pixar was neglecting to feature female protagonists. This looks like something thrown together to take care of that oversight. It also smacks of old Disney 2d animation and not Pixar as has been noted by nobby above.
Of course, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe this is Brenda Chapman's baby and she'll create something great. Certainly the story talent is there at Pixar. Just have to see what happens.
I totally agree. It is also rather depressing that not even Pixar can seem create an animated movie where a girl can be interesting enough to be the lead character WITHOUT being a princess…
Pixar is only doing this because the public got wise and suddenly began to wonder: "Hey, how come the only thing Pixar can do is make macho/geek films???" Hmmm, little wonder why their movies sell so well– the entire media who praise their efforts is mainly within this demographic. I predict most movie reviewers will do everything within their powers to diss this film, if only to keep Brenda Chapman from becoming a household name like John Lasseter.